Can I Write Songs If I can’t Sing?
At first, the music is created in your mind. When you sing it out, it is already the second time of its creation. If you can’t sing, learn other musical instruments that can represent your music. A flute, a violin, a guitar or a saxophone can be played melodically that it sounds like singing as long as you can master the instrument.
Compose and Arrange a Song from Scratch (Part 1)
Ever wonder how to compose or arrange a song from scratch?? You’ve come to the right place.
Universal Sells songs without DRM |
From August to January 2008, Universal Music will run an experiment to sell thousands or albums and tracks available in MP3 format without protection. With artists include 50 Cent, the Black Eyed Peas, and Amy Winehouse, the company is taking a great step to join the revolutionary wealth system in music industry. What do you…
The Art of Composing Music Secretly
I know the title is misleading, but it is true. This piece of painting is named Composing Music Secretly, painted by Iman Maleki. Iman was born on 1976 in Tehran. He has been fascinated by the art of Painting since he was a child. At the age of 15, he started to learn painting under the mastery of his first and only teacher – Morteza Katouzian – who is the greatest realist painter of Iran. Meanwhile, he began to paint professionally. In 1999 he graduated in Graphic Design from the Art University of Tehran. Since 1998, he has participated in several exhibitions. In the year 2000, he got married and in the following year he established ARA Painting Studio and started to teach painting, considering classical and traditional values.
I compose my music secretly. Do you?
Hard to get inspiration for songwriting? Try these crazy ideas!
I bring my PDA along and hope that I can record something when I feel inspired. No wonder there are so many portable recorders designed for musician to record their creation instantly. How does it happen? Where is the inspiration come from? Try these:
Avril Lavigne isn’t really a Songwriter?
Chantal Kreviazuk is the behind the scene songwriter who pens hits with artists such as Kelly Clarkson, Gwen Stefani and Avril Lavigne. “I mean, Avril, songwriter? Avril doesn’t really sit and write songs byherself or anything. Avril will also cross the ethical line, and no onesays anything,” Kreviazuk — who was not included on Lavigne’s…
Melodic Range of Pop Songwriting | Make sure We Can Sing!
Songwriting is one of the reason that keep me working as a musician. It engages so much creative moments and satisfaction when you complete something that’s highly enjoyable. After you have set up the perfect environment for creative songwriting session, and applied one of the 10 different approaches to write an effective melody, now let’s…
10 Different New Approaches to Write Effective Melody
We all use the same 12 notes. The only differences is the order of the note and its duration. If you got no inspiration at this moment, why not try something new to approach your songwriting? 10 suggestions for new approach 10. use musical notation software to write out the melody without playing it. In…
How Important is Melody?
A song without melody is a poem. A melody without lyrics, however, is still a song!